The San Francisco call. [volume], April 21, 1907, Page 10, Image 10

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JACK KNEIFF'S
PAGE.
rOUR or five of the boys were ratn
ercd in Jack's shop one after
noon when he said: THHell you
how ' to make a model steam
shovel or dredge that you can use In
the sand pile In the back yard or. In the
vacant lot next door to make a medel
railway or Panama canal."
After rummaging around for a time
in the drawers of his desk. Jack came
back with some drawings and started
Uls talk.
Fashions of the San Rfcaiidsco QiM
(Continued from Back Page, this
Section)
Icaow. the other day when I was walk
ing down the avenue I caw en* aa near
like It as possible.
i beauty she' has Is & .white
taffeta with huge hand-painted peonies
of the faintest pink as decoration.
Combined with It is duchess laca. ;>
, *?Tow for my linen suits. I love them
best. Just see these lace coats— lrish,
mostly, to wear with them, Xnrt.lt a
delicious change from the embroidery?
Another thing about the laces— -if you
can't afford the real lace the Imitation
doesn't look nearly so bad as a cheap
embroidery. See this baby ' Irish. Do
you think It pretty? But If s only Im
itation. Yet yon couldn't tell* ufllesi
you looked carefully, could you?
/"See the «klrt« trimmed with lace,
the medallions set In and the Etons.
There were no long coats this year In
the linens, although I liked them, and
am awfully corry they disappeared. The
combinations of lavender ; and white,
pink and white, blue and white are
pretty. One extreme house In Paris
had a pink linen with big blue flowers
oa It. It was odd; rather than pretty,
I 'thought.
"1 have a lot of ' lovely lingerie
valets which are cot lingerie, hardly
at all, being mostly lace, with just* a
speck or two of batiste, but I : have
•een the very tame thing In the stores
here. I have one odd thing, - however;
rou must see It. A shell-pink silk pet
ticoat It Is hand painted In white
blossoms— apple blossoms, I think—
down the front breadth. It Is to wear
with my kimono, of course, never out
\u25a0lde the boudoir, .but one must have
something Japanese In these times . or
We way wrong. And you must go? I
tj.ve 'taken up the whole" af terncoo and
"Her* are; the drawings." he cald,
"and you can: see the whole thing al
most In the heading. ' - \u25a0
•'First there's the cracker box A that
is fastened to a base board sticking out
a little In front and on this in the mid
dle of the front ts the boom B— «, piece
«f two-byr f our out to shape— hinged
with a barn-door hinge H— at the Joint'
as you can see. .
"Out at the end of the boom you cut
a groove as In this other drawing of
Fig. 2 and In this .on a pice of wire aa
an axle fasten two pulley wheels P.
have not told you a thing about boots,
or bags, or veils. One thing v I ! learned
while 'abroad. No one can make -shoes
but th» Americans."
The handsomest waists this year are
extravagant In price.- The plainer ones
are also extravagant. The waists which
do not tend to swamping one's financial
craft" are not very pretty. .There is
only one thing for the fastidious lady
to do this year If she cannot afford the
hug e prices which; prevail. That la/; to
make them herself. She may get odds
and ends of rose point.; Valenciennes, 1 '
point de Venlse and sew'them together.'
She ' may. make medallions *of net,' and
embroider, them in marguerites prefer
ably. Then let her get a tiny scrap "of
pale blue batiste and a good . pattern
and proceed. If she cannot afford such
laces she need not despair, for a clever
combination of the imitations', will. pro-'
duce charming effects.. One thing, bow
ever. It must be very delicate; not. 1 a
heavy bit of lace is allowable.
Then, it she wishes she \u25a0>-. may get
batiste or silk '\u25a0, mull, and ..embroider
down the front \ forget-me-nots and Jon
the sleeves also. The necks In. all the
higher ' priced ' waists are up around the
throat*'" \u25a0 -•:<-' \r^" :J :ft-. i>< :K^'\ \u25a0"? <^ ''*V;
Machlne stitching' is tabooed, no mat
ter; how : . Inexpensive' the ; material.'; In
deed, * it ; Is - possible \u25a0to \u25a0 get f very : sheer
material ' In^the cheaper^ qualities, % and
eminently satisfactory^ > ; to '„ the .; lady
whose purse strings " do not \ stretch fat
her wilL Almost- anybody^- can afford
a piece of Irish.: net <: and a ; little pai
tlence ] and skill k will ; do the '\u25a0 rest. Ev
erything must have a yoke." «: ln : the first
of the eeason there was a strong effort
made to doVawayjvwith the yoke/ but
the - movement ;; failed, ' and i the '\ yoke
reigns: again; supreme.' s t lt "certainly Us
a neat- style, and "its end cannot ( be
seen/ \u25a0'-.• .' ; '-~~, : .:fr~. '-.."\u25a0 ;,--*; ,--* * "
Ecru, for • those; who are I partial to
the , cluny, is ' the 7 proper : thing t mx all
over. 1 These will , only be -seen witlT the
mannish \u25a0 tailored ;' gowns. ;_"" Ecru \ls-:\ Is -: al-'
ways rich,*; but ; Is not" to generally be
These ; may be out out , of half-Inch
wood with'a knife and the grooves. cut
with a file-r-a three-cornered, rat-tall
•file/ ** i •--. •. ' -:..:-; -:-. : - ;•:\u25a0:.'. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. -\u25a0\u25a0
T^he win that' the wheels'are pivoted
on sticks oat on either side for several:
.Inches. ., ; - \u25a0 : : ; . •:\u25a0\u25a0;.'•-• ; :: \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0-j---' \u25a0'/",: \ : ". \ -
"The wheels that the" box . part Tuns
©n arecut of !nch-wood~-lf you : haven't '
any other wheels handy— with {holes
bored, In the center for the wooden
axles.'' •\u25a0\u25a0Yv : \u25a0..'\u25a0 .*'.-. \u25a0, : S. ]\u0084. "..:.. \u25a0..„\u25a0 :..;.•\u25a0 .:"','.-
1 "These axles are shown at L. and are
connected by c board'F. ''. -'X^i^ 1 *
: "This : board F has a round piece fol \u25a0
inch board on It like a big 'washer and.
tho box A slta on top.V.Then a spike i; or.
big nail N. runs down ' through \u25a0 the : bot-' 1
torn of the box— which . is ; nailed to the
washer X— and , the "*'. washer i Into * and
through F. ; . The nail 'will'then act as
a pivot on which the box part will turn."
"So much' for the; box -part and, now
for the dredge bucket.^" ;/' ;
"First, you - get ; four, wooden': strips C ,
about half \u25a0an inch cquare and several
feet long, as you may: wish. : - -
"Connect these at: the bottom; and^
about' six or "seven inches up by two
coming, .so * great care must' be 'iexer
clsed in selecting one. , : / -7
. Short sleeves : and „ three-quarters «re
shown I entirely. •; If ; nature has not been
generous 1 in '. the ; provision |of S plump
ness, , one must b till wear short sleeves,
but a pair of false sleeves '.may, be' used.
It ;\u25a0 Is ; of , great : interest t to ; know j that
It^ was an girl. "; none -other
than ; the -duchess of iMarlborough.' who
inaugurated the custom of false sleeves.
,The ' ingenuity/,' of 5 the * American f. was
necessary : . to . allow, for a "style 5 abso
lutely ? impossible, ; and with - It ; all ;to
produce an effect at once charmlnff and
comfortable. :,:..-
It is a Y pleasure to think ; that \ this
delightful 'woman in": the midst; of <: for
eign : surroundings i has remained Amet
lcan: through -It* all. style she
has created \u25a0\u25a0[ Is ; the high-necked jf evenV
Ing ; gown, :•; but 1"; absolutely j; slee vel ess
Twenty- four; button J gloves 'V are'; to tbe
worn with this ; ; costunfe7'; although" the
duchess >_ Is r said I to i have i appeared \ the
otherf evening" gloveless.ibut "with her
arms fairly ;> covered ; ,lwith Byzantine
bracelets * so ; heavy l. that -^av' man ; was
heard to refer, to themTas manaclesl-'At
present .; there -is - a « great for
the heavy," very old settings.",; One; must
be i "Iveryjv slender, \u25a0£\u25a0: however -"in to % look
really >well ; lnHhis- kind. Jpfiornament
• . ;If ; one's -, mind : can ' travel i back 'sol far
as"; to the '. time;. when Hhftjdlvlrie^Sarah
was in '\u25a0> her} primed 'what Tan f entrancing
picture a will, \thereV be *r/6f;-ar: sinuous,
light-footed t woman'; bearing^'about =• an
assortment i of k heavy.£ dangling j j stuffs,"
handsome; as : the; spots 'on a leopard.^ Do
not ;' attempt Hhe;- oriental," < howeyerj' 1 ? If
you tend [to 'embonpoint- ; ;"-^ <. _
; . -'; Still I "an'othe"r i . thlrig; foriwhich"', we] may,
thank ti this » same '^ gracious fduchess ';• is
the ; black \ plctnre": hat'Vl Her : > deyotloh\ to
itlis»tooiwell' known Ho Vcommeht. upon."
'Almost ; ; every^bnet looks Jfwell^ in x this
style.?'. All ? that \ls \ necessary 1 Is J tol take
aplncn -here"; or. Hbere>; tot actually ?ln-*
dlviduallze'if-i -' ; <: \u25a0:;;^>^: :':^;";^:"-/^- ; :: ' ;
- The modified ; pokeT; ls.; hard Uo f.wear. \u25a0
VTryJlt;first,"and:then|lfjitfls!becomirig, : ;
I select ; It I by,? al I i'means/and f know/; that !
j every.;- woman /whb> sees I you '*,wlll "; have '
i Just a \ ot'< longlrig.tif /"not f actual i
Jealousy.': The" facts thatUheyJareJfree^i
-ilyjahown > in ,; the lexcluslve^otores >la ". a
; strong yrecomraendatloo^y^i^;;^;; '.<^'
\u25a0trips D an^ Ef fastened in placo, with
brads. vThesewllUbe, cay, three and a
half ?or- .fourj, lnches i'lbng. , " ;
i. "For^ the v part, proper cut a
circle of half -Inch, wood and divide It—
(a 6lx or seven; inch circle) lntoauar
te*S.\u25a0\u25a0/\u25a0.: ?:\u25a0;. \u25a0;\u25a0 :.. :: ;V- : - ;-;';; -;'; ;;- " ; • ; '. } ;; \u25a0 ..- ..',;\u25a0;.
• 'Taking these ,v in pairs— be «nre
they're the same 'size—connect them 1 to
make! two i half 7 buckcts^by ( tacking a
strip of|be'avy;tih'or sheet iron across
at the solid black part in the heading I
at' the ; right.. ;^";V?r ;.;\u25a0. \u0084 ;,:- ;- -;;'*
": VThen ;: in V'eacjti Corner, tack a '; small '
piece f of; tin or. sheet iron with" a hole
near itii^«nd and slanting, out a*. in
Flg.;4 sojthat aVnail (n) ; which you
now/ drive 'through Mtnto - the ends of :
the ; lower :crossplece-B will pivot tho*
: two halves \ so ; ,- that 5 ; they will hang
down \u25a0 together, like one bucket of half
circle; shape, ;. " . ' v "
.\u25a0•\u25a0lThfl^rest'ia easy., --V- \u25a0\u25a0';'\u25a0.\u25a0 -:; : '
"Take four * strips of quarter-inch
stuff :; (b) all of f the"same length ; and
fasten ; them *at one * end f near the .outer
.- Bands of • ribbon are ; used '; whenever
possible ; . loops - always v long tor £ short/
according to one's ;faney,f hangrlng' to
thel6ide or back.;; If v one's neck^ls
short V it C is *not; advisable to choose
long; streamers or; drooping bonnets.
These ! are ? for the 'woman' of swanlike
appearance. • ~ -. \u25a0, •
;' ; Flowers, \ whole bouquets, : lf ; desired,
on "the top of the ; hat, (feathers .which
do not droop to. the side are" proper^ for
the V stout 1 woman,*/, unless ;• she ' j be ; : vex y.
tall, - when .she may make any selec
tion. H'x>, \u25a0 .' ; ,v'v, "' 7'" : ; : .-";. : ,-. f'
: .Two i huge , plumes :, were shown^^-one
Sevres "... blue, the J other. 1 - corn ; color., on
a leghornA; There -; was 'no I other i trim-;
ming "except • a : band of ;i drawn
across i the , top of the . crown" J from ; one
side Ito 4 the f other." 'Q .The i\ two '% plumes
Joined's in ; front f ; withVa* large J gold ' pin
four; inches;, lohgf ; of K Grecian .sdes^gn.
The ».'-'\u25a0 hat i-.was ; ; ordered ;; by /an '^.empire
gowni carrying " out "'the 'Grecfany pat
tern ; \ a] Grecian \ buckle? patterned % after
the ! one ; in ' the : : hat ? was | to ibe\worn '• at
the; waist. } Gold buckles;of;simljar/de-
Bigii: were; to"-' be _^ worn ¥ on nthe .patent
,leather 'pumps. - which, by i the < way, .are
aT,'Kreat,';lmprovementl;over«thoseVof
last/* season. ;_ : :. -\ '"...' ": ;" .•»•\u25a0 -"
,;;: Later, in : the* season ' art : effort , will , be
made ' by :. women fof ,3 fashion i to
hatless.*% I s believe most i firmly « that i the
milliners .will see ; to lit | that \ theirs ere-,
ations are v so 5 bewitchlng^as^to; make'
the -effort;, ineffectual. ""•"-\u25a0• . '> Vv
; One verysrainy;^ay>last^week;l-met
a charming,;' army'^ girl Swliof married (a
minfngiman 6f,Nevada. v «Herjhalr^ls as
blackrfasfea v raven's beauti
fully .• colffured, ; but fsh>~ s had { no ;. hat (on.
c v iTnj;Jlooklngr; for ?hats.':!f sh«^sald. I
lookedat her rather lam el y/i ilv I' X i - \u25a0
?rV''Ob.'^she'explaJned.lt'forlbaby."»
;Thls ; sweet ? girl U had to
t?Th ane^Hvea iway||out^pris;Pacfiflc
ayenue.) „ If . p every"? womanj- could ' v loolt
am interesting: the , custom would » surely
become isalTgenerallon*.";^ But an
amount of shampooing necessary with
all| this % lime % dust and i brick ?' dustf and
smoke rflninguhe air. V ? \u25a0 ' . •
a^letterj which? cameTtofroef from! Paris
last * week/ r.- It X Is \ t rora (on s * of ; oiir^ dear
STirls iwhos« 1 father h is with
the i legatlon:> \u0084 : : " • \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0"'* - \u25a0
'I§ s'l f dof wish 5 you j. could VseeS the c orna
ment Uhat I was : made^intTurkey. -;i It •is
a butterfly; six i inches j from? tip Ho] tip,'
with; four wings "extended,! and ' la '. » ado
edge ; of the Bid© (a) 'of the bucket."- t
•The ; upper; ends sof these pleces'are
fastened j to | the | ends j of J the cross ' piece"
<d) whichV runs?: through .between the
pieces^' CY? fitting \ loosely "and ', sticking
; out \u25a0\u25a0 nearly half an Inch on either ' aide.
You -4 can \ see ;- the i' arrangement easily
enough from the drawing. > <
•'If you; were -to <f take hold of the
croat \u25a0,\u25a0 piece ? <d) > now— which \ ts 'loose
between the r pieces iC-^and: pull up on
, It the "strips. (b)connectlng,it ; with?the
bucket would pull up on the outer ends.
of the i ' bucket : so * that ; the i two ? halves
will >'open > up';, turning \u25a0 around ;. the nail :
(n),as:a;piyot as you see In figure 3.<
* "You 'can also see how pushing down
on the cross piece (d) would close ithV
halves { together -, again, \u25a0 scooping: them'
full • of whatever, might be between, 10
;all that le "left now Is to slip the wire.
Gi j which pivots . the pulleys \on the end
of the . broom,' B^ f n^between ' the ' pieces,
C, of the; bucket > we] have' just*; finished.
Then . we .: can f run - our f strings:r \u0084> ;
"The Tight \i hand :;\u25a0 string,^ R, rung
around the right hand pulley, and down
to I fasten to ja 1 small ', screw ' eye \ln \u25a0 the
• middle of .^tbe top of (d). so that when
this string, is I pulled /(d)" is pulled up
; and • the . bucket opened. ' ' r
. • "The v left ; hand : ; spring runs overi the
Jeft! hand -pulley -down under :E. 'the
lower cross piece (Into which we cut a
small j groove : ( f ) vso \u25a0\u25a0, that ,it slip
1 easily) and* then up to I a screw eye in'
the under.' side; of (d). : \u25a0\u25a0:,.- \u25a0\u25a0 .'::\u25a0: \u25a0 %. -•,.•. --
* lv "Pulling, on - this' string'will pull . <d)
down with a great deal : of force,;clos
ing the bucket « and scooping op : the
load. .: If we continue to pull this string
will ; raise th« whole ;. bucket part, . the
piece C; sliding past on both sides of
the wire, O, In the boom.' '
"If: you i have any ; trouble In" the
bucket scooping up sufficient load you'
can easily... fasten a wel ght i to .: a : cross- ;
piece running ; across .the top ,of \ the '
pieces, r,Hhu« forcing the bucket down
ipto the ground a little i harder when
loading.:.'.---, v : ;<' ; \u25a0 " ;
"It Is easy to see how tho groove*.
of ; thinnest :\u25a0". tortoise shell. -it - reminds
; nic . of;- some > of - those ..veil i pins with
springs which* we.used; to get In China 1
: town,' so I had it" mounted ' on a tortoise
shell ~ hairpin "with > at hinge, /j The I only
thing that j worries : me ! about i it '\u25a0. is \ that
It ;\u25a0 will , be 'so i easily * imitated -in fcellu
loid.":j 1 « know _> you .could: never i tell It
from ' the i genuine. ;>\u25a0:
:;'i "I mustUell you about -a grand 'din
ner I ; went V to, given,;by j the - president
of the) republic.;; Every.- one I was 4 there,
and; if ; ; any one was V omitted he was
sore about It. - I Jdo (.wishil ;courd stop
and > give" you ; a - genuine • description of
society f ' here—-people ?, with t bralna V and
culture | standing elde ' by I sld e ' with \u25a0' the
old j aristocracy— pic ture i people,*; I * call
them.' •; In S France, they; do; not- have to
knock I for -. admittance »» } they r still { do'
in; England;~or.even.in"our, own country
so' of ten? 'S But'; you, will : be "'• more 1 lnter
*ested 5 In; the costumes ; worn rat this
function. l iS{«^S^^^^i^sSS^^*gra«^Si
.•'••But- about mine .first The founda
tion : was -^empire' green. ";v lt was. cut
quite * low. i The bodice t was , almost:"en
tirely-covered, with Xduche«sr lace,: and
there l,wereYnOj sleeves.:-- ' ' : '• ' \u25a0
,;'lt wasfcllnglnjsr^stuffiilfdoh't'knbw
Just"? what* Drecoll;calls} i it,"ibut l it i was
similar .. to \u25a0{ the,. popular liberty.' -.it The
skirt cwas . fitted quitesnugly," and below
the } knees ; was \\ trimmed ; t wl th^ the ; same
laco , an d .'fgreen f glass The c ob-
Ject£of^them,^lJbelieve,* was r lt6}. weight
_d6wn i myTskirt 'in • such) a«manner.i' as ; to
> compl^elyi > wihdjit^about;my;feet.%' Be
lieve fmea I ; had \ great • dlfflcultyXin* nav
igating^ but i|the^effect 'twas s stun'nlngv
At Heastl l lwas! told t sol by-^-but neither
.wllHthatHnterestJyou. a -; V; ii 'V,
; ; "While\liWasjbelng^ fitted iat:brecolTs
I j saw a handsome gown iwith? Japanese
sleeves ; J there were j noi undersleeyes ?at
alJ.^fAt4tfie(dinner)llsaw -another.: with
of the [usual pattern?* In : both] in stances
, tholt sleeves*; reached -Hhe)t elbow.* The
armholej is £ discarded V* in " : : the
extreme? Japanese the
• figure { is * unquestionably^ svelte |is [very
unbecoming; "tl For >. most .people ; it \ must
be'smddifled.""V'--'-^'.;-'. : ' \u25a0'..- \' T;. : ; ;: -; ;:.;. . ;^ : :* : ;
"And If r you could'only]have seen the
grays ! %I •' cannot Tdwcrlbe : their.- beauty.
It ,} Is J Incredible:: -Gray ; is '; surely ;the
favored I color I tor} evening* wear.*">" Tliey
are made ; over yellow |wlth Tgold t trim
mlng, w i qver| pink Cor J green 5 with silver
trimming,? too." v Metallic i trimmings ' are
seen "everywhere. •;-'.\u25a0!\u25a0: \u25a0:"•"; .\u25a0\u25a0-•. -.-:-.;\u25a0\u25a0;[
V, are fixed in the front of the cracker
box so ? that ; the knot , in ; the rope .wIU •
hook In them and hold In ] any position.
-^The .middle -rope- runs straight out
to ;the ,booa near , the . end : where f It Is I
fastened to a i screw eye or pushed
;. •'On©, very^ -sheer gray- which "was
made ; : over % apple ; green had sheaves
of wheat "embroidered in gold tied to
gether," with ,a" bowknot; of spangled
galloon: and; rising half way- up> the
skir£-. atv regular , Intervals. * The bertha
was ornamented. It
was simply 5 gorge Qua : and s ". wildly \u25a0 ex
travagant,! but might,*! I i think, be dupli
cated,in applique at much less cost.
iVThet; most -beautiful, dress there,
however, -was worn ,byj> lady of the
olden- ; aristocracy, one 7of« my picture
people.*> ItVwas :a;robe;of gold gauso
.lined^with :•, white taffeta, and r over it -
fell, a ;. skirt -of ".white chantllly net."
having, very; small and - thick - set dots.
As , foot : trimming ? there \u25a0 wa» . a deeb
flounce of chantllly lace at. the head
of ; which s the net ceased. The : flounce
was, ralsedfand draped :at intervals
canopy -fashion, .by; bunches of
roses; and leaves jormed "of .-gold" and
silver gauze.' Small bouquets > In front
gradually <. transformed * themselves Into
longr, :.. trails: as, the : back v of . tho skirt
was reached; on the long trainof wnicti
this-rested. ' v \ \u25a0 \. \u25a0\u25a0
, "On the corsage, which was of gold
and V silver -tissue and lace,' similar
trails V- formed v- bretels V starting at the
waist line ; and \- passing -r up ? over the
sho ulders, a j tiny i festoon crossing over
the arm? three, or "four 'inches below," In
lieu; qf,sleeves.V It was gorgeous, • but "•
no , Qne -butja' perfectly "poised '* woman
withj ; ages pof r ancestry .* of .' satisfied
womanhood, -. could \ have -worn ' it with-"
out looklng;llke a circus radyertise'ment'
4 -;:The trains on: almost all the evening i
dresses < are'^- regular ;; courts affairs. - I'
know. in America we must modify: them
greatly -because besides .being '.very « un- >
healthy, our .5 men i wlll-^well.n you -know
what \in variabl y ' happens 'when 'our av
erage } man ; and a ; lady's very; long " train
come \ln lnclose" touch. :
i '.''Everybody weefs* a scarf "thesadays
In. the theater or In, the .ballroom,' made
of anything absolutely. that rone'ehoosest
f rom^velvet \ toj jra-uze. with ' spangles or
hand ;. painted « \u25a0 as gthe t texture^ of the
t . n _ aJ lp. w «-TGray.is the favorite color 5
chosen. 1 ; and .: frequently T!s, edged with
marabout. ; y.\" . r " "; "".\u25a0; • : .' • , : "
"How, I wish "you could see my stoles!
I i Just;? love them.> > You /know "it has
become ; the^ style Ho ; keep?. them :on L in V
the l theater, or. concert * room. \r. I \u25a0 have a \u25a0
grayjonejwhich'ia- lined •with'pink.'i the;
same fas • my ; gown/ ;It -Is - too .dear for ;
anythlDsr.tand has a ' narrow*^ ruche '«\u25a0 of •"
The . San Francisco Sunday Call
through a hole and knotted on the
other side. When" th^s.much is done
you can start on your Panama canal
Job and you won't have to wait any
further Instructions from Washington,
either."' ; ". ,: .
net framing the little garments I for
; got to tell you It is half a yard wide
and/made of moussellne de sole.' The
lining : also has a little ruchlng.
"I have another white one unlined.
which I wear ;witb*my .white lace dress.
* At Intervals'' of about . ten Inches It has
batches of shirrtngs; and this also has
an edging. of the: same material.
"Just one little' word ..more about
lace wraps and then Tm through. - 1 do
hope you can make head or tail out of
this, but I rather doubt It. Lacs
beautiful lace* : everywhere." It 1« - a
little too 1 early for the lace .dinner
Jackets. : and of 'course the 1 bolero* have
not come into use for the linen* dresses.
but the evening wraps "are seen every
where.; I have one in white heavy Irish
lace : lined with soft taffeta: ' It has ap
plications ; of white panne .which are
hand * painted.'. " Mine are : , arranged to
make a handsome ; border, though some
are alloverwise. A rim of tiny geld
spangles . surrounds them.
-I'.rjustt one' word more— dear rne^ Tm
worse .; than • . the :\ o^d country - parson
with 'lastlys*— but reallyjl.want to tell
you .about 'embroideries In lloons.
.They're'not going to be.nsed mnch this
season-^even. the ; eyelet work which
gave ua.many a backachi in-the mak
ing—almost - no^ trace of them Is left-
Laces of the heavier kinds— clnny. cro
chet, • Venlse and , baby Irish are untn
ized In - all , possible Ways. This doea
not m«an ; > that -there Is ;no work for
jidie hand*,.for th« muslin underwear Is
more elaborately embroidered than
#ever. -
;....^!'l met a friend of yours and mine the
: other day/ and later called at her hotel.
»You ;. know^ she r , is engaged >to that
awf uUy good-looking fellow from Yale.
JVc ; suspected It. you know. The en
,ra«ement- is -to; last until his colless
days are over, and as that Is two years
?5 ye v." ha has P la nty of time to make
the things so dear' to her. vWbat do
you ; ; think? v - Shells :> embroidering hia
Yai« pin on every garment. Just think
of : such beautiful ; devotion! '';
'\u25a0ii^VK'i??-' 9 not this
time. , but If you could only see these
things yourself,;: forewords 'don't half
\u25a0 express them. * and - oh. It Is so good to
be -ouf^ and < to; feel . these beautiful
thing-s on me and know 'that it's neve
going v to -.end. I : and 'that I won't wake
up suddenly at how. happy I
am. Still. I am lonsing for you all^and
nome seems a lonff way off 'sometimes."